Waters was a pioneer of urban blues music and a big name on the Chess label. But, Richards wrote, “Whether he was a nice guy or he wasn’t selling records then, I knew what the Chess brothers ...

Chess and his brother, Leonard, founded Chess Records in 1950, a label that not only recorded blues artists, but also the early rock ‘n’ roll of Chuck Berry and Etta James’ rich vocal ...

Chicago's Chess Records was one of the greatest labels of the post-war era, ranking alongside other mighty independents like Atlantic, Stax and Sun. From 1950 till its demise at the end of the 60s ...